Sao Tome vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1042
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2482
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$323
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$512
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.6
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
1
21
😀 Quality of life
29
46
🏙️ Population
65.5K
6.56M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 73% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5349th and 7929th ($1042 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th in Sao Tome and Principe and China, respectively. Check Sao Tome and Principe vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Sao Tome compared to 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 8862nd and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Tome vs Shaoyang

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Sao Tome Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29.9
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.39%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1094
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.3
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.4
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3421
$11939

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1042
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$699
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$745
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1239
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$1344
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$618
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$750
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$641
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1254
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$601
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$386
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$834
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1555
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$849
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$878
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$922
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$785
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$668
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$655
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$587
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$750
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$687
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$594
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1022
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$578
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$741
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$796
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$775
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$759
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1017
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$659
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$544
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$802
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$665
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$695
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$544
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$543
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615